The Crude Extracts of Biopesticides for Management of Semilooper in Gmelina Arborea

Botanicals act not only as insecticides but also function as antifeedants, oviposition deterrents and ovicides. The biopesticidal property of plant extracts against test insect Achaea janata at different concentrations was done. The insect culture was maintained in a growth chamber in the laboratory at a temperature of 27 ± 2° C, 12: 12 L:D and with 70 ± 5 % RH during the experiment and the data pertaining to overall efficacy of different plant products showed that Tree PAL was significantly more effective than others, followed by Spherathus indicus and Crawl clean which was also proved to be prominent. Efficacy of plant extracts and some developed products used in bringing down the population of test insect was studied in the nursery.

Deepa M1, N. Senthil Kumar*2 and N. Yuvaraj Praveen3 Click here to download file

Research Article | Published online : 22-Nov-2024